England's Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch were satisfied with Commonwealth Games silver despite having led the women's synchronised 10-metre platform heading into the last round.

The Plymouth pair were in front after four of their five dives on day one of the diving competition at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.

But, in a competitive field missing only China from the 2013 World Championships podium in the event, were overtaken on the final dive as Canada's Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion won gold with a score of 310.65.

Still winners: Barrow and Couch were great on the day but lost out on their fifth of five dives

Twelve out of 14 divers progressed from the men's 1m springboard preliminaries, the final of which takes place on Wednesday evening.

Three Englishmen advanced, with Jack Laugher, a former world junior champion, going through in first place with 435.30.

Chris Meares, who recovered from life-saving surgery to remove a ruptured spleen suffered while diving in 2009, finished with 383.40 in third place to advance, with Australia's Matthew Mitcham, scoring 383.65, second.

Perfection: The English pair plunge towards the pool from the high board

Freddie Woodward saved his best dive till last to total 365.45 in fourth place, while Yona Knight-Wisdom, who is representing Jamaica but was born in Leeds, scored 333.10 to progress in eighth.

James Heatly, grandson of five-time Games diving medallist Sir Peter Heatly, was 10th entering the final round, but left his most difficult dive until last, an inward two-and-a-half somersault.

The 17-year-old from Edinburgh scored 54.25 to total 317.65 and advance in 10th place.

Close but no cigar: The Canadian duo of Meaghan Benfeito and Resline Filion came out on top in the end